Characters from Jin Yong's The Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Sabre (倚天屠龙记), the third novel in the Condor Trilogy.
Main characters
Zhang Wuji (张无忌)
The protagonist. Son of Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu, he grows up to become one of the most powerful martial artists in the jianghu. Known for his kindness and indecisiveness, he becomes the leader of the Ming Cult.
- Zhang Wuji — Full character biography
Zhao Min (赵敏)
A Mongol princess who falls in love with Zhang Wuji. Intelligent, cunning, and fiercely independent, she is one of Jin Yong’s most popular female characters.
- Zhao Min — Full character biography
Zhou Zhiruo (周芷若)
A disciple of the Emei sect and Zhang Wuji’s childhood friend. Her love for Zhang Wuji and her ambition create a complex character arc that is central to the novel’s drama.
- Zhou Zhiruo — Full character biography
Yin Susu (殷素素)
Zhang Wuji’s mother. A member of the Heavenly Eagle Cult, her love story with Zhang Cuishan is one of the novel’s most tragic romances.
- Yin Susu — Full character biography
Ming Cult leaders
- Xie Xun — The Golden Lion, Zhang Wuji’s godfather
- Yang Xiao — One of the Ming Cult’s Four Great Kings
- Fan Yao — One of the Ming Cult’s Four Great Kings
Emei sect
- Miejue Shitai — Abbess of the Emei sect
- Ding Minjun — Senior disciple of the Emei sect
See also
- The Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Sabre — Novel
- Jin Yong — Author biography